Scholarships as defined by OxfordDictionaries.com : A grant or payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Activity 1 - Grants and Scholarships are EVERYWHERE! As you begin your search you will realize that there hundreds, even thousands of grants and scholarships out there to choose from. Right now, click on Google and type in the word grants or scholarships and observe what comes up. Here are some I found specific to Georgia. [link]
Activity 2 - Is School Worth the Time and Cost? That's purly a personal decision (sorry mom and dad). The primary goal for training and educating yourself should be to come out "gainfully employed." Gainfully employed means being able to aquire and working at a job that allows you to gain/receive enough money to comfortably support yourself. Let's take a look at a couple of things to consider: How long to I want to be in school and how great a demand will there be after I complete my matriculation? [look it up you're preparing for the future. Great ACT/SAT word].
Let's take a look at Chattahoochee Technical School. This may not satisfy your dream to be a Georgia Bulldog [sorry], but this exercise will help you become well on your way or at least give you some things to consider, as you strive to prepare yourself for the future. After all, your future is OUR future, the future of our nation; when YOU win, we ALL win : ) Chattahoochee Catalog Programs of Study Tuition and Fees Job Outlook
The purpose of this lesson is to explore life grants and scholarships.
First we'll start by difining the terms.
Grants as defined by BusinessDictionary.com :
Bounty, contribution, gift, or subsidy (in cash or kind) bestowed by a government or other organization (called the grantor) for specified purposes to an eligible recipient (called the grantee). Grants are usually conditional upon certain qualifications as to the use, maintenance of specified standards, or a proportional contribution by the grantee or other grantor(s).
Scholarships as defined by OxfordDictionaries.com :
A grant or payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
Activity 1 - Grants and Scholarships are EVERYWHERE!
As you begin your search you will realize that there hundreds, even thousands of grants and scholarships out there to choose from. Right now, click on Google and type in the word grants or scholarships and observe what comes up.
Here are some I found specific to Georgia. [link]
Activity 2 - Is School Worth the Time and Cost?
That's purly a personal decision (sorry mom and dad). The primary goal for training and educating yourself should be to come out "gainfully employed." Gainfully employed means being able to aquire and working at a job that allows you to gain/receive enough money to comfortably support yourself.
Let's take a look at a couple of things to consider:
How long to I want to be in school and how great a demand will there be after I complete my matriculation? [look it up you're preparing for the future. Great ACT/SAT word].
Let's take a look at Chattahoochee Technical School. This may not satisfy your dream to be a Georgia Bulldog [sorry], but this exercise will help you become well on your way or at least give you some things to consider, as you strive to prepare yourself for the future. After all, your future is OUR future, the future of our nation; when YOU win, we ALL win : )
Chattahoochee Catalog
Programs of Study
Tuition and Fees
Job Outlook